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Latest post on 02 April 2013 - 11:06
Many schools have already released their calenders for the academic year 2013-14 and i have not seen any finishing as late as the 2nd week of July. Each year there are rumours about this however it has not happened yet. These calendars will be provisional though and still subject to KHDA approval.
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Latest post on 02 April 2013 - 11:02
Only that I think DBS do A levels and WIS IB diploma/certificate which might make a difference to you.
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Latest post on 02 April 2013 - 09:28
I think Raha International School is IB.
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Latest post on 01 April 2013 - 16:27
admin - is this the case for an event like this where the performances are free of charge?
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Latest post on 20 March 2013 - 10:19
I'm interested to. If you are intolerant of cow's/goats/sheeps milk but not camel it must be worth a try.
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Latest post on 20 March 2013 - 10:15
I think she was saying it the other way round - that privately educated people's opinions would be a bit off. Not sure why though.
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Latest post on 19 March 2013 - 08:50
Places like Geant sell egg replacer and rice milk as well as gluten free pasta etc. Purple your link talks about getting a false negative for gluten intolerance but do you know if it's possible to get a false positive?
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Latest post on 16 March 2013 - 10:21
Yes I think that generally speaking that is correct, I have not seen US diploma amongst the possible entry requirements of UK unis, though I guess you'd have to actually contact them to find out for sure as may be it's not listed as it's unusual amongst those applying to the Uk.
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Latest post on 16 March 2013 - 10:12
Presumably 'special needs' covers a very wide field. Everything from gifted and talented to say dyslexia (where a child might still have the potential to get top grades across the board, if the dyslexia is addressed),to English as a foreign language needs, to physical limitations, to say low IQ and much more no doubt. All schools may have a 'special needs dept.' but may not cater for all special needs. Just adding as I thought maybe posters were talking perhaps at cross purposes about special needs provision.
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Latest post on 14 March 2013 - 17:18
The new branch is in oud metha. The other is near JAPS.
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Latest post on 14 March 2013 - 13:39
Aren't their 'locations,ratings and fees' quite different?
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Latest post on 13 March 2013 - 10:47
Oh why is that? A lot of schools here borrow famous names - westminster, winchester,wellington etc.
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Latest post on 10 March 2013 - 20:11
Isn't it rated as a 4 star hotel?
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Latest post on 10 March 2013 - 09:09
You could try contacting English College, Dubai British School, Regent school and Winchester school.
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Latest post on 06 March 2013 - 08:54
Maybe these people holding two places until the last minute are very insecure and full of 'what ifs'. What if I hear lots of bad things about my preferred school between now and September? What if I discover that half the staff are leaving or owner/manager is changing etc.etc.? This is not to say that it isn't very hard on those coming from Horizon, JAPS etc. who have no year 7, just trying to think of a reason.
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Latest post on 05 March 2013 - 14:02
Are there many primary schools here then that don't have a year 7 with automatic entry? I can think of JAPS and Horizon. Also secondaries without a linked primary that they guarantee places to? I can think of DC and maybe JC if it's no longer lnked with JPS.
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Latest post on 27 February 2013 - 11:40
Thanks Jeano!
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Latest post on 27 February 2013 - 08:56
Sorry a bit off the subject but does anyone know where you can buy vegan margarine which is completely dairy free, all the ones I look at seem to contain buttermilk or whey powder or milk solids etc. ?
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Latest post on 27 February 2013 - 08:47
I bought Orgran egg replacer in Geant last week. I didn't notice any ener g.
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Latest post on 20 February 2013 - 14:20
Are you looking for FS1? Contact GEMS education,they are opening at least one new school. Try Formarke School and Kings Dubai. Good Luck!
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Latest post on 09 February 2013 - 18:13
http://www.cmadubai.com/en/page/repairing-your-instrument This one's good but I think he's Portuguese(?)
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Latest post on 05 February 2013 - 14:30
You can rent a P.O.Box in Jebel Ali village. They are near the garage just down from the Winchester school.
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Latest post on 04 February 2013 - 15:46
To find the 'best secondary school' you have to think about what would fit your child best. You have to be aware also of what you yourself feel makes a good school or you will not be satisfied and fees are not cheap! So, for instance some children but more so some parents in my experience think that academics are everything and therefore would not be suited to DC where there is a lot of focus on the extra-curricula, sport, music, drama etc.etc. as well as the academics.
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Latest post on 14 January 2013 - 09:32
I heard that Jumierah College which is a high school with a good reputation, if rather expensive, is opening a new primary dept. in September so they will have lots of places and be keen to fill them I assume.
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Latest post on 06 January 2013 - 12:41
Well there were 'millions' of cars heading down the road to Kings at 7.55 this morning. Don't know if there is another school nearby.
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Latest post on 24 December 2012 - 10:20
Jebel Ali is a great school and Gems WPS also gets generally good reviews so I think you are in a lucky position. Have to say that I didn't think much of Varkey's interview in Express this week though. Although I get his point about trying to run cheap schools he just sounded so uncaring and dismissive of parents, 'Parents will stay here for a few years. They come and go.'
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Latest post on 26 November 2012 - 19:25
I'd go to a professional, though. Words in Arabic, as in English, carry meanings beyond definition, and she'd hate to have the equivalent of one of those English named shops that are amusing, like "Food Restaurant". or Athletes Foot.....
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Latest post on 22 November 2012 - 14:43
RDW I would start by looking at schools that are within easy reach of where you live and see what you think of them first. This thread is about Gems Wellington on sheikh zayed road behind the shangri-la hotel so maybe very far from you and not necessarily better than a school much nearer.
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Latest post on 18 November 2012 - 21:52
A bit late I know but the answer to your question is as follows. Dubai College 22 English College 23 Jumeirah College 6 JESS Ranches 4 DESS College 17 Others 9 Overseas 4 (85 - Total)
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Latest post on 05 November 2012 - 11:11
oh dear! Looking at their 'vacancies' they seem to advertising for an awful lot of senior management positions.
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Latest post on 01 November 2012 - 10:47
Maybe the current JC site can be used! There was a JCPS for a short time when JC was new, also times when JPS upper years have used part of the building.
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Latest post on 31 October 2012 - 13:50
Is there automatic, seamless transfer from JPS to JC ?
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Latest post on 30 October 2012 - 15:34
Yes they started to phase them in in 1991 in England and later Wales. Originally they were in English, maths and science for children aged 7, 11 and 14 to track progress. There's been all kind of problems (teaching to the test, stress for young children, marking fiascos etc.) and I think all that's left now is SATS in English and maths for 11 year olds. I think they stand for Standard Achievement Tests. Some of the schools here have them imdependantly marked in UK and post the results on their websites.
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Latest post on 30 October 2012 - 15:07
SATS are taken by children in year 6 (10-11 years) in British schools. They are expected to get level 4 or 5 by then if on track. Not the same as 11+ which is used for entry into some secondaries in UK.
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Latest post on 19 October 2012 - 08:30
Think the answers to your questions are no and yes. JA primary is independant and not part of any group. JA nursery will do FS1
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Latest post on 18 October 2012 - 19:34
Don't think Jumeriah college takes 9 year olds.
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Latest post on 11 October 2012 - 12:38
No I don't think it does. Reception is FS2
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Latest post on 11 October 2012 - 12:37
Is KG1 equivalent to FS1, KG2=FS2 then?? Yes. My children go to Repton and they call it something different again! Isn't KG1 equivalent to FS2/Reception and KG2 equivalent to Year 1?
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Latest post on 11 October 2012 - 09:53
I used to know someone who travelled from there to JAPS. They moved to SO after he had already been at the school several years and only had about one and a half years to go. I imagine it was a relief when he started at DESC for year 7. So it is possible but not ideal.
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Latest post on 11 October 2012 - 09:49
'actually' used in every other sentence.
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Latest post on 08 October 2012 - 18:07
A relative, friend or anyone can officiate at a wedding blessing - it's not a legally binding ceremony. I think Elle (who posts on here) her husband does them sometime.
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Latest post on 27 September 2012 - 20:15
The TES is advertising for a founding head for Formarke hall, Dubai which will have 1280 pupils but only early years from Sept. The map however shows it up by the creek not in Barsha. Also Repton Abu Dhabi opening Sept 2013.
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Latest post on 21 September 2012 - 09:12
Choueifat follows SABIS curriculum I think not IB
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Latest post on 19 September 2012 - 10:11
Glad it all seems to have worked out well with the new head at BC and with minimal disruption to the school. It does all look very nice, the small areas I've seen and a very positive feel to it. @busybee - DC is a more academic, selective school than Repton - according to website minimum 5B's for 6th form and 86% A and A* results this year. However, I think you are right that the not-for-profit aspect of DC and BSAK gives them a linked ethos perhaps. not sure if the Aldar schools operate for profit.
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Latest post on 19 September 2012 - 09:21
It's hard to say what is the best British curriculum school as what's important to one parent is not so much to others. I'm a Brighton college parent and extremely happy with the school. The school is only in the 2nd year and have had some administrative teething problems but from a teaching and classroom point of view it's fantastic. Our first head who was very good was 'let go' at Easter but we now have a head who has come over from Brighton uk and most parents feel tis was the right decision. Other good schools are al Yasmina and bisad which are off the island and bask on the island. Can you say why the head was let go after 2 terms? Didn't his wife used to post here about the school in the run up to its opening and they had 2 kids they were moving there? I was sure I saw her acting in a BC players play at the school in the summer but I guess not if they went at Easter. Does BC takes boarders? Is it compararble as someone said with Repton in that and other ways or more like Dubai College ie selective day school. Sorry if you don't know dubai schools that will be hard to answer.If it takes boarders i guess it may attract from other Emirates as some find Repton is not for them but want that sort of school.
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Latest post on 09 September 2012 - 18:09
It may have been moved to the schools section or as it was a complaint sadly the school may have asked for it to be deleted.
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Latest post on 08 September 2012 - 19:21
Thanks Irooni
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Latest post on 08 September 2012 - 10:30
I talking about Jonathan Hughes D'Aeth leaving We still haven't hear that he is leaving!!! Opps :\: Can someone tell me if this rumour from a while back is true. I met him once and was surprised/sad when I read this.
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Latest post on 04 September 2012 - 13:02
Many children, mine included were not tutored for the exam and no doubt many others are tutored. They did not find it at all quirky but it seemed a familiar approach for those who had studied the English national curriculum in primary school. Children coming from other curricula may find it different I guess but they certainly gain places from Choiefat and from IB schools but maybe have tutoring, I don't know. The year 5 report and primary head teacher's report is also important. Perhaps not too much information is given out to avoid too much tutoring to the test and children getting stressed and seeing it as too big a deal.
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Latest post on 20 July 2012 - 12:26
In August it's not possible try to entry ? I am sorry ... my english it´s not very good! :-) The schools are closed in this period? It´s more dificult to children about 9 years old or 16 years old? Or depends ... Which country are you coming from and which curriculum are you requiring as this will make a difference. Are your children English speakers? Schools here are closed for children during July and August but some will have admin staff available or maybe just checking emails.With the 15/16 year old it may depend where he has got to in his studies, how long until he has public exams to take as to how easy it is to get a place.
 
 
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